PLATELET-BASED Regenerationeration

Dr Edward Robinson shares his experience with ACP liquid PRF and why he feels it is the future of platelet-based treatments

DR EDWARD ROBINSON

Dr Edward Robinson is a cosmetic physician and NHS anaesthetics doctor based in Cheshire. He specialises in skin and hair rejuvenation, with a particular focus on biostimulators and combination regenerative treatments. He is an associate member of BCAM and a key opinion leader for Arthrex and Sciton.

Regenerative aesthetics has become one of the most in-demand areas of medical aesthetics. While I haven’t personally seen a decline in fillers in my practice – in my view, they are still the gold standard for volumisation or reshaping – what I have seen is a shift in patients looking for long-term improvements in skin quality, hair health and overall vitality.

Skin health, in particular, has become the focus post-COVID, and people are drawn to treatments that feel natural, safe, and biologically in tune with their own bodies. For me, platelet-based therapies are at the heart of this.

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) are nothing new – they have a long history in orthopaedics, sports medicine and wound healing – but recent advances in preparation systems, combined with our deeper understanding of platelet biology, mean these treatments are now better, safer, and more effective than ever before.

One of the reasons I feel so passionately about the power of PRP/ PRF is that I’ve experienced what they can do personally. Years ago, after struggling with biceps tendonitis that had resisted other therapies, I received PRP injections. The improvement was dramatic – pain relief, improved function and long-term recovery where other approaches had failed. Later, I used PRF (ACP) to maintain the results of my hair transplant, again seeing real-world evidence of its impact. That dual perspective, as both doctor and patient, has shaped the way I view regenerative medicine.